Egypt joins Gulf states in banning 'Eternals'
Egypt joins Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar in banning the movie "Eternals," raising questions about freedom of creativity and expression.
IMAX, one of the largest movie exhibitors in Egypt, shocked moviegoers on Nov. 9 by canceling the premiere of the movie "Eternals" one day before it was scheduled for nationwide release.
Ahmed Kalal, director of the development engineering department at Misr International Films, which owns IMAX theaters in Egypt, told Al-Monitor that the Central Authority for the Censorship of Works of Art (CACWA) first informed the company that the film would be suspended, and over the weekend CACWA decided to ban it permanently.
CACWA did not issue an official statement regarding the movie, and CACWA head Khaled Abdel Jalil refused to speak to Al-Monitor about the issue.
Egypt has thus joined other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar in banning the movie.
